1986 SURVEYOR AND STATE SURVEY. [ART. 91

of its business as it may deem necessary. It shall annually compile and
publish maps and statistics relating to the public roads of the State
and showing the progress and status of the work done or entered upon
by it and separately for the several counties. All maps, plans and statis-
tics made, collected and compiled under its discretion shall be preserved
in its office and shall be open to the inspection of any taxpayer of the
State. All bills or claims on account of any of the work of the said com-
mission or in any way relating to its duties or transactions shall be
passed upon by the commission at a meeting of its members, and no
claim involving the expenditure of more than fifty dollars, and no con-
tract involving a larger expenditure than fifty dollars, shall be allowed
or made except by a majority vote of all members of the commission at
a meeting thereof; all contracts, agreements, grants, licenses made or
entered into by the commission shall be recorded in books kept for that
purpose, which shall always be open to the inspection of the public. It
shall be the duty of the members of the commission to travel over and
personally inspect the public highways in the several parts of the State
and the work being done on the same, in order that they may have, as
far as possible, personal knowledge of the requirements of the several
sections of the State in reference to the matter of roads as well as of
the progress from time to time of the work of said commission.
As to public roads, see also, art. 25, sec. 88, et seg.

1908, ch. 141, sec. 32 n.

34. The commission created under this act is hereby authorized and
directed to include in its work of improving the system of main roads
of the State, the improvement of such portions of the main roads selected
by said commission as a part of such system as lie inside the limits of the
city of Baltimore, up to the old city limits, provided that on completion
of such improvements, the portions of the roads so improved within the
city limits shall be city streets under the provisions of the city charter.
The said commission, in addition to the powers hereinbefore mentioned,
shall have full powers and be charged with the full duties to select, con-
struct, improve and maintain such a general system of improved State
roads and highways, as can reasonbly be expected to be completed with
the funds herein provided in and through all the counties of this State.
The said commission shall reach its conclusions as to the selection of the
roads to be improved on or before May 1, 1909, and shall on or before
that date file with county commissioners of each county for public inspec-
tion a certified copy of a map of the State showing plainly thereon the
adopted system of main roads to be improved under this act, which map
shall bear the written approval of the said commission. It may make all
preliminary investigations; and do all such preliminary work as shall, in
the judgment of such commission, precede the actual establishment, con-
struction and improvement of said system of roads and highways; adopt
and employ such means, methods or system of road construction, improve-
ment and development as may, in its judgment, be best calculated to